Al Asad Airbase:OPERATING_ORGANISATION:United States Air Force####United States Air Force:ATTACK_AIRCRAFT:Lockheed AC-130####United States Air Force:TRANSPORT_AIRCRAFT:Boeing C-17 Globemaster III####United States Air Force:AIRCRAFT_FIGHTER:General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon####United States Air Force:BATTLES:1986 United States bombing of Libya
Al Asad Airbase is operated by the United States Air Force which was involved in the 1986 United States bombing of Libya. Some of the Air Force's aircraft are the Lockheed AC-130 (an attack aircraft), Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (transport aircraft) and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon (aircraft fighter).